I painted this one back in July or August. It was one of the few paintings I did this summer. Inspiration definitely went on summer vacation, somewhere far, far away I think. (luckily she did return this fall feeling refreshed)
So while I didn't paint much this summer, and choosing not to fight with inspiration not being here, I chose instead to focus on getting back in shape and socializing. I finally started going to our local bike shops (Blue Dog Cycle) women's ride, which got me totally hooked on mountain biking and loving it. Every Wednesday we would bike and then go to the wine bar afterwards. How awesome is that? Besides biking I've finally gotten into a wonderful running groove. I've always ran, but its been so hard to have any kind of exercise routine since having kids, but now that they are getting older its becoming a little bit easier. (it still takes some will power though, like getting up at 5am today and heading out into the very cold darkness to get my run in before the kiddos get up for school) So while it bothered me once and awhile that I had zero inspiration this summer, there was plenty of other fun things to do this summer to keep me occupied, cookouts, picnics, bonfires, late summer nights with the kids and neighbors. For the most part I just accepted that I wasn't inspired and knew it was for a reason and it would of course return and it did.
Have a wonderful weekend, I hope you find something fun or inspirational to do. I've been busy sewing a little birthday present for Amelia and have also started some holiday crafting that I'll share next week.
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